VMD-L Mailing List

From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 29 2006 - 15:19:25 CST

Hi,
  Just FYI, the Stereo HOWTO there is also linked from the VMD Linux
release notes page for future reference.

Cheers,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 08:51:31AM +0100, Robert Kretschmer wrote:
> Hej,
>
> the shutter glasses works und windows and linux. Under linux it is not so
> easy to install like on windows, but it shouldn't be a problem! I use Suse
> Linux 10.0!
> Now, I have a NVIDIA Quadro4 900 XGL. I had to buy this Card because my
> motherboard support only AGP 4x!
>
> The drivers for linux you can download at the NVIDIA homepage, then you
> have to shutdown the X11-Server, install the drivers and then you must
> change the X11-Config file. Further more you must enable the stereomode:
> setenv VMDPREFERSTEREO
>
> There is a complete instruction at the following link:
> http://www.biologie.uni-kassel.de/biochemistry/VMDnVidiaHowto.txt
>
> good luck
>
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cesar Avila" <cavila_at_fbqf.unt.edu.ar>
> To: "Robert Kretschmer" <robert.kretschmer_at_freenet.de>
> Cc: <vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 11:28 PM
> Subject: Re: vmd-l: Shutter glasses on VMD
>
>
> >I thought this shutter glasses worked only under Windows (mainly because
> >of the drivers). I read a few years ago there was a workaround only for
> >Quadro series. Could you please give more details about your hardware and
> >the tweaks you had to apply under linux?
> >Best regards
> >Cesar
> >
> >>Dear Cesar,
> >>
> >>in october I bought some eDimensional shutter-glasses at eBay (Price 50
> >>Euro). But they didn't worked with my ATI Radeon.
> >>Then I bought for 50 Euro a NVIDIA Quadro GLX at eBay too.
> >>Now, it works very well. You have to install the drivers and change your
> >>glxinfo at linux and voila - fine 3D-graphic at VMD, pymol und other
> >>applications.
> >>
> >>But, if you have a nvidia card you can buy the cheaper version for 18
> >>Euro
> >>(wired). E.g. look at this page http://www.razor3d.de/3d_pc.asp.
> >>
> >>kind regards
> >>
> >>Robert
> >>
> >>Robert Kretschmer
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Cesar Avila" <cavila_at_fbqf.unt.edu.ar>
> >>To: <vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu>
> >>Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 7:14 PM
> >>Subject: vmd-l: Shutter glasses on VMD
> >>
> >>
> >>>Dear all,
> >>>Has anyone tried the cheap shutter glasses available on the market (like
> >>>the ones from eDimensional or 3DMultimediaSystems) with VMD lately? I
> >>>found a post on 2003 mentioning there were still some problems with
> >>>drivers. Several years later does this problem still exist?
> >>>Regards
> >>>Cesar Avila
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > 

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